This is the first Mushroomhead recording to not feature original vocalist Jason "J Mann" Popson and guitarist Bronson, who left the band in 2004 and 2005 respectively.

Originally set to be released on June 6, 2006, it was pushed back for unknown reasons (but is speculated due to attempting to acquire the rights to Prince's song, "When Doves Cry" so they could place a cover on the album) and MushroomKombat was launched instead.

Bronson left the band in 2005, a year before the album was released, to return to film school.

Rather than recruiting another guitarist, the band decided to let Gravy tackle all the guitar parts in the album.

The album was released on Waylon Reavis' birthday, which is also the anniversary of the day he was asked to join the band.

Videos for "Simple Survival", "Burn", "Damage Done", "12 Hundred", "Save Us" and "Embrace the Ending" have been filmed.

It’s truly remarkable.” [2] Drummer Skinny explained about the "12 Hundred" video: "It's very, very horror movie-esque — really gory and bloody and pretty evil.

"[4] The music video of "Simple Survival" was directed by Chad Kalek and features Tom Shaffner, who became their current guitarist in 2018.

There was a lesser known music video for "Damage Done" released that featured the band playing in front of a crowd and surrounded by fire performers in the woods.

The September 19 release featured two bonus tracks exclusive to Best Buy copies of the album.

SoundScan issued an apology the day following the release of sales data due to mistakes made in estimates.